Tuesday, October 15, 2013

2013 Haunted Happenings

Here's a list of Haunted Houses open for 2013
Potter's House of Horrors (Surrey) A Great haunt year after year. Get there early enough or buy the VIP tickets and hit the Bear Creek Scream Train too which is just a short drive away. Open 6-10 nightly through Halloween.
Bear Creek Scream Train (Surrey) We always get some great laughs and hear many screams from this train. Actors can and will touch you. Open October 18 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm through Halloween.
Fright Nights at Playland (Vancouver) I went last year, and while there were some good haunts, it's so overcrowded that one's experience is limited. My first experience was with obnoxious security guards that go through all your belongings with as much tact as the TSA and poked a dirty ungloved finger into the container I keep some pills in. It might be worth it if you go on a rainy weekday, but I've found that they oversell the attraction and too many people in the haunts, and long lines wreck the fun. We arrived an hour after opening on a weekday and just barely had time to get through all the haunts without stopping to watch a show, go on a ride or eat. This year they're selling a fast pass for $60/$70. Still the most Halloween per square meter that you'll find. Open Weds-Sunday through Nov. 2nd.
Dunbar Haunted House (Vancouver) Always a wonderfully decorated haunt with some clever scares. Their third year at a new location and an intriguing theme. One of the fullest and best themed and decorated haunts around and each year they up the scare factor too. Proceeds to charity. Open daily through Halloween.
Reapers (Chilliwack) A great haunt that embraces darkness really well. Great scares and worth the drive. They also have a haunted maze, which had an actor who was able to startle a seasoned vet like me. They're open nightly from Oct 18 through Halloween.
Island Haunt (Nanaimo) If you're on the Island, check it out and let me know! Oct 18th-19th, 25th-31st
Stanley Park Ghost Train (Vancouver) a kid-friendly journey through the monsters of film. Open nightly through Nov 2nd.
Ghost Ridge (Maple Ridge) While thier site is not updated from last year, their facbook page says they're open from Oct 23-30.

Home Haunts
Jordan's Haunted House (Richmond). Not so much a haunt as a very extensive family-friendly display. Free, but donations appreciated. Open Oct 23-31st.
Delta Haunted House (You Guessed it, Delta).  I dont' know too much about this haunt, but the photo looks good.

New This Year
Judge Dee's Chinatown Haunted House at Sun Yat-Sen Gardens (Vancouver). Not suitable for children. transform the Classical Chinese Garden into a terrifying Haunted House. Featuring over a dozen actors, dancers and musicians, this one-of-a-kind experience is inspired by the gruesome stories of Judge Dee: China’s Sherlock Holmes. Open Oct 24-31st
Monstars and Beasts (North Vancouver) Says it's a haunted house, but seems more like an art installation Worth checking out I'm sure though. Oct 26-31st.
The Oubliettes of Dreams (Vancouver). If it's anything like the House of Fairy bad things that this group put on a couple years ago, expect an amalgamation of haunted house and performance art. Dare to enter the twisted and dangerous inner world of a circus madman. Oct 19th and 26th.

Not Open this year is Surrey's Barnyard Phantoms which was unable to open because of some newly developed structural concerns. 

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